Now a library on wheels to attract people
Tamilnadu News: Concerned over the love of reading books among people, especially students, a Kumbakonam-based bibliophile-cum-entrepreneur has started a four wheeler mobile lending library to reach out to customers in Thanjavur and Chennai districts.
A MBA graduate from Anna University, Vallalar Library has display, selection, delivery and return of books and spares people the trouble of locating books going through narrow spaces between racks and dusty shelves in traditional libraries. Started Vallalar Library four months back to create awareness among people on reading and realized the habit was fast declining. I took to this innovation since I wanted it to look appealing from our first meeting with customers. The Library functions from a hired four wheeler five to six times a month in areas around Kumbakonam. The van is only for visual appeal. Once customers become life members, I give them a list of books we have. As they SMS me the book number.
To attract potential customers, Murugaraj has his mobile library parked near temples, colleges and schools in Kumbakonam. Today his library has 356 books under 17 classifications and 23 members. Anyone from Kumbakonam and Chennai can become a member by paying a life membership of Rs 300, borrow three books at a time and keep them for a week. I always loved books and wanted to spread the habit of reading. Most of the books people borrow are on self development and health. We have mostly Tamil books and very few books in English and Hindi.
Good initiative.. Keep going..
Great…. good initiative steps to making awareness to people for reading the books in the tech world…